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3 Contents WEEK 1 // IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD...4 JOHN1:1-5 WEEK 2 // THE WORD BECAME FLESH...8 JOHN 1:6-18 WEEK 3 // JOHN THE BAPTIST...12 JOHN 1:19-34 WEEK 4 // JESUS CALLS HIS FIRST DISCIPLES...16 JOHN 1:35-51

4 WEEK 1: OCTOBER 7, 2018 In the Beginning Was the Word JOHN 1:1-5 WHERE ARE WE? In Christian tradition, John s gospel has always been referred to as the 4 th gospel, meaning it was composed after the other three. Polycarp, a 2 nd century Christian martyr who knew John personally, told Irenaeus (fellow Christian bishop and student of Polycarp) that John had written the book during the apostle s time serving the church in Ephesus. So this suggests the book was written sometime after AD 80. TIMELINE Creation Fall Noah Abraham Joseph Exodus from Egypt Israel exiled Judah exiled Jesus Christ Now Israel reaches promised land King David Kingdom divided (Judah/Israel) Judah returns Pentacost Jerusalem destroyed Revelation written BIBLE TIMELINE Where does the Gospel of John fit into the whole story of God s Word? JOHN written c AD Jesus return New Creation Reprinted from John 1-12: Life to the Full (p. 6) by J. Moody 4

5 TALKABOUT There are many opinions about who Jesus is. What are some of the more common ideas about the identity of Jesus held today that come to mind? Who do you believe Jesus is? Why? WHAT S THE BIG IDEA? Read John 20: The other three gospels portray Jesus as the King, the Servant, and the Son of Man. How does John portray Jesus? You are speaking with a non-believer who asks you a simple question: How does one have life in His name? How would you respond? JESUS EXPLAINED Read John 1:1-5 Jesus is the eternal Word of God (John 1:1-2). Let s be clear what the apostle John was affirming because it is foundational for the Christian faith. Jesus is Eternal Reread John 1:1 (In the beginning was the Word ) and then Genesis 1:1 ( In the beginning, God ). From reading these verses is there any wiggle room or possibility of debate that God does NOT exist? Besides using these passages, how else would you counter someone who argued that God does not exist? How does Colossians 1:15-17 and John 1:3 show that everything that had a beginning (that came into being) came into being through Jesus? Was there a time ever when the Word was not in existence? Jesus is the 2 nd Person of the Trinity John continues, and the Word was with God. So not only did the Word exist in the beginning, but He existed in the closest possible connection with the Father. This shows that the Word is not an impersonal idea or philosophy, but a Person. This Person (Jesus) is distinguishable from God, yet He is eternal God. 5

6 Although our limited minds cannot comprehend the mystery of the Trinity, Scripture is clear that God is one God who exists in three distinct persons. Each person is fully God and yet He is not three Gods, but one God. The figure below may help our thinking about the existence of three persons in the one undivided being of God. Figure 6.4. There are Three Distinct Persons, and the Being of Each Person is Equal to the Whole Being of God. Reprinted from Bible Doctrine: Essential Teachings of the Christian Faith (p. 120) by W. Grudem Read the following verses for support. Describe how each passage explains an aspect of the Trinity. 1. There is one God Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Corinthians 8:4; Galatians 3:20 2. The Trinity consists of three Persons Genesis 1:1, 26; Isaiah 6:8, 48:16; Matthew 3: Each member of the Trinity is God. The Father is God John 6:27. The Son is God John 1:1; Romans 9:5. The Holy Spirit is God Acts 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 3:16 Jesus is the Word When John says that the Word was in the beginning (v. 1), he is referring to the first sentence of the whole Bible, Genesis 1:1: In the beginning God created John is making the amazing claim that the Word that became flesh is the eternal Word that was with God in the beginning (v. 2), which was the Word by which God made everything. Read John 1:14 and describe how this connects Jesus to the Word. 6

7 Jesus is the creator of all things (John 1:3) Reread John 1:3. God the Father carried out his creative works through the activity of the Son. How does the Bible teach that all three members of the Trinity were involved in creation? Read the following passages for help. 1 Corinthians 8:6 Colossians 1:16-17 Hebrews 1:1-3 Genesis 1:2, 26 How does John 1:3 disprove any suggestion that the Word (or the Son, John 1:14) was created? Jesus is the author of life and light (John 1:4-5) Those who are spiritually dead in their sins need life and Jesus is the source of that life. They are spiritually in darkness, but when they are born again, the light goes on. Read how the Apostle Paul puts it in 2 Corinthians 4:4-6. Since Jesus is the only source of true light in this spiritually dark world, how can so many people reject Him? What are the reasons and what should we do as disciples of Christ? AND FINALLY HOW TO APPLY THIS Jesus identity as the divine Son of God sets Him apart from any other man who ever lived. His work on our behalf makes our salvation sure. Jesus, the God-man, has atoned for our sins. We can place our confidence in Him because of His divine nature. Do you believe that Jesus is Lord? If you believe, you will receive eternal life, claiming the truth that you will one day live in the presence of God in a place with no more pain, no more tears, and no more death. 7

8 WEEK 2: OCTOBER 14, 2018 The Word Became Flesh JOHN 1:6-18 IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS Read John 1:6-18 Now read below what author and Christian apologist C.S. Lewis wrote in his classic book Mere Christianity: I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about (Christ): I m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don t accept His claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg or else He would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool; you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come up with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great moral teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to. Based on what the Apostle John wrote in verses 6-18, and what C.S. Lewis wrote over 55 years ago, how would you answer the person who claimed Jesus was just a good man or a wise teacher? Now share in your group the names of your friends, neighbors, or acquaintances that need to know the grace and truth that comes only through Jesus Christ. After sharing these names, stop and pray as a group for these men and women. WITNESS In verses 6-8 we are first introduced to John the Baptist. What was his purpose? Why was it necessary for John the Baptist to come as a witness to the people? In what ways are we today a witness? How can you improve your witness in the world? Discuss in your group. 8

9 LIFE Life is a key theme in John; it is used 36 times. What are the essentials of life? There are at least four: light, air, water, and food. How is Jesus all of these? Light (see John 8:12; Malachi 4:2) Air (see John 3:8; 20:22) Water (see John 4:10, 13-14; 7:37-39) Food (see John 6:35) BELIEF If no one has ever seen God (verse 18), and if God has made Himself known in Jesus, how should we answer the person who says, I would believe in God if I could see Him? GLORY Verse 14 is the most amazing, stupendous event in all of history: the eternal, omnipotent, omnipresent, infinitely holy Son of God took on a human nature and lived among humanity as one who was both God and man at the same time, in one person. The word glory refers back to the Old Testament (i.e. Isaiah 6:3; Psalm 19:1) where the manifestation of the presence and glory of God was evidenced such as a thunderstorm, a miracle, or the cloud of fire that led Israel through the desert. How is God s glory evidenced today? How has glory been seen in your life? 9

10 GRACE Verse 16 says we have all received, grace upon grace. Grace is an essential part of God s character. Grace can be variously defined as God s favor toward the unworthy or God s benevolence on the undeserving. In His grace, God is willing to forgive us and bless us abundantly, in spite of the fact that we don t deserve to be treated so well or dealt with so generously. Grace is a gift. Here are some key things about the gift of grace: 1. Anyone who has ever received a gift understands that a gift is much different from a loan. How so? 2. There is no cost to the person who receives a gift. A gift is free to the recipient, but not free to the giver. What did the gift of salvation cost us? What price was paid and who paid the price? 3. Once a gift has been given, ownership of the gift has transferred and it is now ours to keep. When a gift changes hands, the giver permanently relinquishes all rights to renege or take back the gift in the future. God s grace is ours forever. Describe your thoughts about this fact. 4. In giving a gift, the giver voluntarily forfeits something. The giver becomes poorer so the recipient can become richer. Read 2 Corinthians 8:9 and write down your thoughts. 5. Finally, the Bible teaches that grace is completely unmerited (see Romans 4:4; 11:5-6). Why do so many people have such a difficult time in accepting this wonderful, free gift? GRACE ONGOING Grace doesn t stop once we are saved. God is gracious to us for the rest of our lives, working within and upon us. What are some of the benefits that grace secures for every believer? 10

11 APPLICATION: FIVE QUALITIES OF AUTHENTIC FAITH What does it mean to be a genuine believer whose life is known by authentic faith? Here are five qualities that flow out of a life of trust in Christ. How are you doing for each quality? 1. A genuine believer is not too independent to admit his or her own needs. 2. A genuine believer is not too busy to know the people around him or her. 3. A genuine believer isn t too proud to rely on God s Word. 4. A genuine believer doesn t rely solely on his or her own perspective. 5. A genuine believer doesn t take himself or herself or life itself too seriously. 11

12 WEEK 3: OCTOBER 21, 2018 John the Baptist JOHN 1:19-34 BIO OF JOHN THE BAPTIST To describe John would mean using descriptive words like unique or distinctive. He was one of a kind in the Bible! Read the following passages (Matthew 3; Mark 1:1-11; Luke 3:1-22) and write down all your observations about John. What attracted people to him? TESTIMONY Read John 1:19-28 What was John s testimony? What does he tell us about Jesus? HUMILITY How does John show amazing humility in this section? The Bible describes humility as meekness, lowliness, and absence of self. Humility is a heart attitude, not merely an outward demeanor. Comment on this phrase: When we come to Christ as sinners, we must come in humility. See 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20 for further insight. Would you describe yourself as having humility? Why or why not? BAPTISM In verse 25, John is baptizing. It s not known where the Jewish practice of ritual washing and baptizing came from originally. It appears that John was using an already existing pattern of baptism of repentance (Mark 1:4). An example of this was hundreds of years before Naaman the Syrian had been immersed in the water of the Jordan from the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 5). By offering baptism, John is saying that a great new time of redemption is about to occur, and he s inviting those who are willing to receive this Word to come to the waters of baptism in order to be ready. John makes this clear when he says, I baptize with water but among you stands one you do not know. He is the who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie (John 1:26-27). He s saying: Not me, but Him! 12

13 Today, baptism is important as the sign that one has been justified by faith and as the public declaration of one s faith in Christ. It is not the means of forgiveness of sins; the Bible is clear we are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Describe your baptism. When was it? Where was it? Who witnessed it? Why is baptism such a celebration? If you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior and you have not been baptized, what is stopping you? NOT ME, BUT HIM This passage can be summed up as Not me, but Him. What would it look like for us to live that way in our lives? Be specific! DICTIONARY Testimony (v. 19): Evidence. Christ (v. 20): The term is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew term for Messiah. Are you Elijah? (v. 21): Malachi 4:5 promises the return of the prophet Elijah before the coming Messiah to establish His earthly kingdom. Luke 1:7 clarifies that this role could have been fulfilled by someone other than the literal, historical Elijah. Are you the Prophet? (v. 21): This refers to Deuteronomy 18:15-18, which most interpret as referring to a forerunner of Messiah, but which the New Testament applies to Christ Himself. Sandals (v. 27): Disciples did not pay for their teachers wisdom, but they were expected to perform many services for them. They did draw the line at extremely menial tasks like loosing the teacher s sandal thong. That was for a slave to perform. John declared himself unworthy to perform even this most menial service for the One who was coming. The Lamb of God (v. 29): A lamb was used by the Jews during Passover for sacrificial purposes; here John applies the expression to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus on the cross to atone for the sins of the world. Sin of the world (v. 29): Jesus sacrifice for sins is offered to all human beings without distinction. 13

14 BEHOLD, THE LAMB OF GOD! Read John 1:29-34 Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (v. 29). In less than a minute, how could you use that verse to explain to a non-christian what Jesus offers them? How did Jesus take away the sins of the world like a sacrificial lamb? See John 19:17-30; Romans 3:21-26; Hebrews 9:1-10. THE SPIRIT DESCENDS AND REMAINS Reread John 1: The Holy Spirit did not merely descend on Jesus, but remained on Him. Why is this important? See Isaiah 11:2; 61:1; Luke 4:18 for insight. How is the Trinity represented in this passage? 14

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16 WEEK 4: OCTOBER 28, 2018 Jesus Calls His First Disciples JOHN 1:35-51 EVANGELISM ILLUSTRATED Read John 1:35-51 This passage illustrates four popular means of calling individuals to follow Jesus Christ. Mass evangelism (John 1:35-39): By mass evangelism, we refer to one gifted person proclaiming the good news to an audience who has not yet received the gift of the Holy Spirit. John the Baptist was the evangelist of the 1 st century. He pointed to Jesus Christ and said, There is the Messiah, God s Lamb! Follow Him. Recent examples would be, of course, Billy Graham, and currently Franklin Graham and Greg Laurie. Is mass evangelism still effective in 2018? Why? If you ve personally experienced a crusade event in the past, please describe it and what impact it had on you, others, and the community where it occurred. Personal evangelism (John 1:40-42): Personal evangelism takes place when a person shares the good news of Jesus Christ with a friend or loved one. It is the most effective and common means by which people come to know the Lord because they hear the Gospel from someone they know and trust and respect. Do you agree or disagree with the following comment: Personal evangelism is underutilized by believers. In fact, many believers fear the dreaded question, How can I be saved? Believers would rather invite others to church, attend a mass evangelism event, or hire someone else to do evangelism. Explain your answer and discuss in your group. Contact evangelism (John 1:43-44): Contact evangelism takes place when one person shares the Gospel with another, only in this case, the two do not know each other. There is no record of contact between the two men before Jesus found Philip. Describe your experiences with sharing the gospel with those you have never met before. 16

17 How do you get started in sharing the good news about Jesus? Starting a discussion about spirituality is often the biggest barrier to sharing your faith in Jesus Christ. Here are a few questions that can move the conversation from a secular topic to a spiritual topic. The questions act as a funnel to introduce the Gospel. Do you have any kind of spiritual beliefs? To you, who is Jesus? Do you think there is a heaven or a hell? If you died tonight, where would you go? If what you were believing is not true, would you want to know? Discuss each of these questions in your group and how these questions can encourage discussion about the Gospel. Word evangelism (John 1:45-51): Many people have come to know the Lord merely from reading Scriptures, recognizing their need, and kneeling in prayer, even before setting foot in a church. A great example of this is the work of the Gideons International. Over the last 100 years they have taken more than 2 billion Scriptures in more than 95 languages to 200 countries. Have you provided the Word of God to others? Describe your experience. Finally, how did you come to trust in the Savior? How has it influenced your preferred method of evangelism? WHO IS YOUR ANDREW? Andrew is less known than Simon (Peter), but without Andrew s ministry of bringing, there would not been Peter s ministry of preaching. Andrew plays a part that is so often underemphasized, but is so often central to the progress of the Gospel. What did Andrew do and why is it so important (vv )? Why is personal evangelism not emphasized more? Is it because we do not emphasize one-on-one discipleship conversations? 17

18 Who were, or are, the Andrews in your life? How will you thank them today for bringing you to come and see Jesus? To whom could you be an Andrew? Who will you invite to come and see Jesus, and how will you do this? HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TIME? Reread verses It is striking that the disciples, when they saw where Jesus was staying, spent that day with Him. Where do you spend your time? How do you use the hours of leisure time allotted to us? What are the benefits of spending time with the Lord? Are you spending adequate time with the Lord? If not, what can you do to increase that time? JESUS CALLS PHILIP AND NATHANAEL In verse 51, Jesus is referring to Jacob s dream in Genesis 28: What is Jesus saying about Himself by comparing Himself to a staircase between heaven and earth? What convinces Philip and Nathanael that Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God? Finally, in verses 50-51, does it seem that Jesus is satisfied with their level of understanding and belief? Why do you think He is or isn t? A FINAL THOUGHT After spending time in John 1:35-51, who is Jesus? Describe the titles given to Him in verses

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